Issue Position: Protecting Women's Reproductive Health

Issue Position

A woman in consultation with her doctor should have the ability to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions when it comes to her body and her health, whether that is saying no to unwanted sexual advances, no to an unintended pregnancy, or yes to becoming a parent. When a woman makes a decision to have an abortion, it should be safe, affordable, and free from punishment, judgment or political interference.

With increased threats to reproductive healthcare across the country, and politicians passing outright bans on access to abortion-- it's critical that policy makers here in Virginia stand up and fight to protect access to safe and legal abortion care.

Regulations like Virginia's TRAP regulations also known as (Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers) laws, passed intentionally by anti-choice politicians to shut down women's health centers-- have placed cruel and unjustifiable limits on both a woman's ability to access healthcare and a woman's core human right to bodily autonomy.

Schuyler will defend women's healthcare and reproductive rights and increase access to affordable birth control. When people are free to make informed decisions that are best for them and their families, we build communities where each of us can participate with dignity and equality.

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